I'm sorry for the lack of updates on this story! I was busy over the past few weeks so haven't been writing but I promise the next few chapters will be better and hopefully will make up for it. I hope you like it and please tell me what you think! :)
Jess went into work. She felt kind of strange and wasn't sure if it was a good idea to be working. She had a really bad stomach ache that wouldn't go away. She continued working because she thought it was probably nothing. She grabbed a patient's file and sauntered into the cubicle. 'Good afternoon, I'm Doctor Jess Hardy, how can I help you' she spoke. On the bed a young child was sat his arm in a sling.
'Hello I'm Jack' he told her. His mother was sat on the chair next to the bed.
'Jack here broke his arm whilst trying to climb a tree' the mother informed her.
'Oh dear, my brother did the same, only he ended up breaking more than just his arm' Jess told the mother. 'I'll take a quick look, we'll get some x-rays as well and see from there' Jess explained. She carried out a thorough examination and went to book the x-ray. As she dialled the number, she felt the pain in her stomach getting worse.
Cal was stood at the nurses' station filling out some notes when he saw Jess gripping the counter, growing increasingly pale. He went to make sure she was okay. 'Jess, darling, are you alright?' he asked.
'Yeah' she stated as she went back to inform her patients that they would have to wait a few minutes. When she returned she began to feel the pain in her stomach intensifying again. She gripped onto the counter. She felt a hand on her shoulder and turned to see her uncle looking at her. His eyes full of concern.
'You definitely are not okay, what is the matter' he asked.
'Uncle Cal I think I might have appendicitis' she told him. Cal led her to a cubicle and lifted her onto the bed.
'Stay right here, I'll just get Connie' he told her. He returned a few minutes later with his wife in tow. 'Alright Jessica, we'll check you over first and then do some tests' he explained.
'How are you feeling?' Connie asked.
'Really sick, in pain and dizzy' Jess replied.
'How long have you been having stomach pains?' Connie asked.
'Three days maybe' Jess told her.
'Okay, lift up your top for me please Jess. I'm going to press on your abdomen a bit to see if I can feel anything and to determine where this pain is coming from. It might be a bit uncomfortable but you need to keep still' he explained
He lifted her top and began examining her stomach. He placed his warm hands on her toned stomach and pressed lightly. She whimpered as his hand touched her lower right hand side. Connie held her hand. 'It's okay sweetheart' she whispered. Cal sat the bed upright and peeled off his gloves.
'I'll get someone to come and take your bloods, do you want me to call your mum?' Cal asked.
'Yeah and please tell George' she whimpered. Connie stayed with her until Cal returned. The curtain swung open and the doctor walked in with the paramedic in tow. Jess reached a hand out to her boyfriend. 'George' she gasped.
'Hello sweetheart, how are you feeling?' he asked taking her hand and sitting beside her.
'Better now you are here' she whispered.
A nurse entered with a tray of equipment. Jess began to panic. 'Jess, darling, calm down, all we are going to do is take some bloods' Cal told her.
'You do it, I don't want anyone else to do it' she cried.
Cal took the equipment. 'I need you to take a deep breath for me' he instructed. As she took the breath he inserted the needle into her arm and filed a couple of vials with her blood. He removed the needle carefully and pressed a small plaster to it.
He sent the bloods off before giving Jess some pain relief. Jess sank back onto the pillows, a tear running down her cheek.
George swiped her tears away with his thumb and wrapped his arm around her. Jess buried her head into his shoulder and cried.
'Jessica, sweetheart I want to do an ultrasound to try and determine whether it is appendicitis, is that okay with you?' Cal asked.
Jess nodded her head as he lowered the bed and lifted her top. She flinched as he squirted some cold gel onto her stomach. He placed the probe on her stomach and began moving it around. He paused momentarily before staring at the screen.
'Uncle Cal? What is it?' she asked, worriedly.
'Um, I'm going to ask Connie to come and take a look, and then we might need to take some more bloods' He informed her.
He stumbled out of the cubicle to fetch his wife who was analysing her blood results. 'Cal, I've got something I need to show you' she told him as he approached.
'Me too' he whispered.
She handed him the blood results and there in black and white was exactly what they both were talking about.
'We better tell her' Cal sighed.
They walked into the cubicle and handed her the results. 'Jess, according to your blood work and ultrasound, you are pregnant' Cal told her. Jess looked at him shocked.
'Show me again' she ordered.
He set up the ultrasound again and turned the screen so she could see. He flicked a switch and the room was filled with a gentle thrumming sound. Jess had tears streaming down her cheeks.
'It's beautiful' she breathed looking intently at the screen. George had her hand in his and was sobbing.
'Are you okay George' she asked concernedly. She wasn't sure how he might react.
'It's gorgeous' he muttered. 'Hello baby, I'm your daddy' he whispered.
'And I'm your mummy, I'm so happy to see you' she added.
Kate walked into the cubicle and nearly fainted. 'Jess?' she stammered.
'Mum, I'm pregnant' she whispered not taking her eyes off of the screen.
'Oh Jess!' her mum breathed. Jess wiped her eyes and sat up.
'Hang on, what about the appendicitis?' she asked her uncle.
'Well we will inform the surgeons but you will be just fine, I promise' He told her.
Jess relaxed a bit more whilst they printed off the images of the baby. Jess tucked the image into her pocket for safe keeping.
After a few minutes they wheeled Jess onto a ward. Cal and George stayed with her to keep her company.
'Honestly you don't both have to be here' she muttered.
'We want to be, besides we know you like having us both here' George replied.
The next nine months or so went really well for the couple apart from the occasional argument where Jess wanted to continue working until her due date but George preferred for her to stay home and rest. He ended up winning the fight when Connie caught Jess catching up on her sleep in a vacant cubicle and insisted she started her maternity leave sooner as she was so exhausted. The couple were excited for the new arrival and as Jess' due date fast approached everyone grew anxious waiting for news of the baby's arrival.